16-year-old shot and killed in west GA, sheriff’s office now investigating as murder

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy as murder, the department announced.

Deputies say on Wednesday, they responded to a home in the 100 block of Montrose Way regarding a person who had been shot.

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When they arrived, they found 16-year-old Kyren Rainn Johnson outside who appeared to have been shot in the chest and was unresponsive.

Life-saving measures were deployed while the boy was on scene until the ambulance arrived. The teen was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.

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TCSO officials say the case “is now considered a murder investigation and our investigators are asking for anyone who has information about this case to please call 706-883-1616 or Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000.”

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